Ubuntu Linux 4.10 has been released

Ubuntu is a new Linux distribution that brings together the extraordinary breadth of Debian with a fast and easy install, regular releases (every six months), a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default and a commitment to security updates with 18 months of security and technical support for every release.

We aim to answer these questions in this article with our look Doom 3 under Linux. We analyze Doom 3 with four generations of NVIDIA hardware. Why no ATI? Because it's not supported by id at this point for the Linux port. Now let's get into the numbers behind id's latest game and show what a week's worth of benchmarking produces. There's a lot here for both Linux and Windows users. Enjoy!

When queried about a Linux version of their recently released Google Desktop Search, Google responded with the following:

Ubuntu 4.10 (Release Candidate) has been released:

"Ubuntu is a new Linux distribution that brings together the extraordinary breadth of Debian with a fast and easy install, regular releases (every six months), a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default and a commitment to security updates with 18 months of security and technical support for every release. "

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The second beta of Mandrakelinux 10.1 for x86-64 has been released:

The first beta of Mandrakelinux 10.1 for x86-64 has been released.

ATi have released a new set of Linux Drivers version 3.14.1! you can grab them Here

High performance gaming on Linux certainly isn't for everyone. We spent weeks preparing for this analysis and we still ran into problems that we could not correct. So many times, we came to a solution for a problem only to find our Linux distribution had some files in a slightly different place or our file dependency tree was completely broken. These are the things that scare away people from Linux. Although customizing our own system, contravening the Microsoft "monopoly" and roughing-it-on-our-own were refreshing and challenging, this editor immediately fired up the Tribes: Vengence demo on Windows after the Linux testing and editing were complete. Total time to install and configure: 5 minutes, 40 seconds; now that was refreshing. More at AnandTech

Just got word that NordicHardware have posted their Introduction Guide to Linux! Here's a snip.

?Windows sucks!? ?Bill Gates is a Crook!? ?Linux is so much better than Windows!? Heard these phrases? You may be wondering, ?What's so much better about Linux that makes it worth switching to??

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Beta 1 has been released

* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Beta 1 includes updated version of many major system components, including:
- Kernel 2.6.8
- gcc 3.4.1
- GNU libc 2.3.3
- GNOME 2.8 release candidate
- OpenOffice.org 1.1.2
- Evolution 1.5.94
- Mozilla 1.7.2, Firefox 0.9.3, and Epiphany 1.3.8
- X.org X11 6.8.0

Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community Edition is now available for free download:
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Fedora Core 3 Test 2 has been released:

Includes hundreds of new and updated packages over the original edition, including:

- a minor change to the device model, switching from a static /dev to a dynamic /dev provided by udev
- SELinux enablement
- the GNOME 2.8 release candidate
- KDE 3.3.0
- X.org X11 6.8.0

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GNOME 2.8 has been released

"Today, the GNOME Project is celebrating the release of GNOME 2.8, the latest version of the popular, multi-platform Free desktop environment. GNOME 2.8 demonstrates the achievements in usability gained through deep collaboration and operating system integration. We have taken our 'Just Works' philosophy right down to the metal!"

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ATi have released a new set of Linux Drivers version 3.12.0! you can grab them Here

3D Gamers reports a month after the Windows update, Icculus has now issued the Linux version 3270-1 patch for Unreal Tournament 2004, bringing this edition of the multiplayer first-person shooter by Epic Games in sync. As before, this release adds a third batch of improvements, bug fixes and other changes for the Onslaught mode, general gameplay, menus, demo recording, networking, mod support, engine and more.

The Novell Linux Technical Resource Kit is available again

We appreciate your interest in the Linux Technical Resource Kit, offered by the Novell Customer Communities. This comprehensive, resource contains all the Linux software and services you need, to be able to evaluate Novell's core Linux offerings. With over 10GB of fully-functional software, this tool will help you test and evaluate Linux products from Novell in your home test lab.

Version 4.1.4 (182MB) of the Slackware based SLAX Linux Live CD has been released

SLAX is a small bootable CD containing the Linux operating system. It runs Linux directly from the CD without installing. The Live CD described here is based on the Slackware GNU Linux distribution and is downloadable from this website as an ISO image. All scripts and source code are available and can be used to build your own Live CD.

3D Gamers reports that Digital Illusions has issued a Linux server for yesterday's World War II mod of Battlefield Vietnam, their 3D multiplayer action game. As with the Win32 server, the download offers everything needed to host multiplayer games on the three converted maps: Invasion of the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Wake Island.

A gentoo'er has started a petition to ATI to provide better 32bit drivers and to provide 64bit drivers. It would be great to get a huge number of subscriptions, to show ATI how we [Linux users] could make them lose money with our boycot ! ATI Petition for Adequate Drivers in Linux

Linux Kernel 2.6.8 has been released, the usual bunch of minor fixes and updates included, Download links and Changelog @ kernel.org